grant
verb (used with object)
to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act.
was granting
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past progressiveof grant.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At the end of the roughly hourlong hearing, Vera said he was granting Kennedy’s motion to dismiss with prejudice, finding a violation of Basmadjian’s right to counsel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
She interpreted it to mean that she was granting royalty-free rights to her existing and future academic papers and any other intellectual property that might benefit an unspecified Mercor client.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Fitzgerald, when it recognized that Congress could, within limits, modify the immunity that it was granting the president.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
Mr Justice Scoffield confirmed that he was granting leave to apply for a judicial review but added: "That doesn’t say anything in particular about the ultimate strengths of the case."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024
Maybe to prove himself right, Trujillo was granting more and more pardons and visiting passes.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
